Table 2.

Patient satisfaction with orthodontic treatment related to the doctor-patient relationship in public and private hospitals

Doctor-patient relationship	Mean score ±SD	Public hospital	Private hospital	p-value
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
I personally liked the orthodontist(s) who treated me	4.62 ± 0.60	4.68 ± 0.555	4.50 ± 0.687	0.045
Greater efforts should have been made to reduce the pain from braces	3.51 ± 1.31	3.63 ± 1.269	3.24 ± 1.353	0.038
The orthodontist(s) always checked their work carefully	4.51 ± .75	4.54 ± 0.714	4.46 ± 0.831	0.667
The orthodontic care I received could have been better	3.56 ± 1.35	3.66 ± 1.340	3.35 ± 1.359	0.093
The orthodontist(s) was gentle when treating me	4.52 ± 0.72	4.63 ± 0.583	4.30 ± 0.918	0.008
Before treatment began, my orthodontist(s) carefully explained what treatment would be like	4.41 ± 0.82	4.55 ± 0.616	4.12 ± 1.097	0.007
Questions I had about my treatment were answered promptly	4.52 ± 0.68	4.60 ± 0.609	4.34 ± 0.799	0.013
The assistants were gentle when treating me	4.56 ± 0.62	4.61 ± 0.574	4.46 ± 0.70	0.120
The orthodontic staff (assistants and office personnel) treated me with respect	4.53 ± 0.64	4.59 ± 0.556	4.42 ± 0.776	0.190
The orthodontist(s) treated me with respect	4.63 ± 0.58	4.66 ± 0.562	4.55 ± 0.622	0.183
Overall mean score	4.33 ± 0.13	Mean Ranks 124.59	Mean Ranks 94.92	0.014